The Week Ahead: Salmon, Birds, Louise Penny, Woopalooza

Alex Gibney’s latest documentary is a compelling look at the late Fela Kuti, a Nigerian pioneer of Afrobeat music and a thorn in the side of a brutal dictatorship. Now playing at the Varsity. For showtimes, see Page I5. For Tom Keogh’s 3.5-star review, go to seattletimes.com/movies.

A winner is chosen in the 11th edition of this dance competition. 8 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 3, on Fox.

‘Stand Up to Cancer’

A benefit concert that supports research into the disease. Performers include The Who, Jennifer Hudson and Dave Matthews. 8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 5, on several networks.

FOOD

Heirloom Tomatoes

Check out how many ways you can dress up tomatoes at the Fourth Annual Heirloom Tomato Festival 1-4 p.m. on Saturday, Sept 6. The festival at Cedarbrook Lodge will feature tomato dishes from Holly Smith of Cafe Juanita and other top chefs from the Seattle area. 18525 36th Ave. S., Seattle. Tickets $20 in advance or $25 at the door (206 901-9268 or cedarbrooklodge.com).

Pork belly

All the food at Tini Bigs from pork belly to steak will be half-off during happy hour in September as this Queen Anne bar rolls out its new fall menu under new head chef Chris Gabel. Daily happy hour 4-6 p.m. and again 10-p.m.-midnight (206 284-0931 or tinibigs.com).

Learn about the environment and the Native American tradition of welcoming the return of the salmon with music, arts and crafts and yoga for all ages, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 6, Olympic Sculpture Park, Seattle (seattleartmuseum.org).

The annual festival features local and national touring acts, including sets by the Head and the Heart on Sunday, Aug. 31, and Foster the People on Monday, Sept. 1. Seattle Center, 305 Harrison St; $70 (bumbershoot.org).

The Canadian author of the best-selling Inspector Gamache mysteries, Penny is in town on behalf of “The Long Way Home,” the latest and further adventures of Gamache. Signing line tickets are required: 1 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 31, Third Place Books, 17171 Bothell Way N.E., Lake Forest Park (206-366-3333 or thirdplacebooks.com).

THEATER

‘Black Comedy’

Strawberry Theatre Workshop presents its final play in the Erickson Theatre before moving to the new 12th Avenue Arts venue, and it’s full of local favorites. Kelly Kitchens directs Richard Nguyen Sloniker as artist Brindsley Miller, who invites his fiancee, her dad, neighbors and other daffy guests to his apartment. In the middle of this important night, the place is plunged into darkness. The rest of the cast in Peter Shaffer’s 1965 script includes MJ Sieber, Michael Patten, Brenda Joyner and Emily Chisholm. Through Saturday, Sept. 20, 1524 Harvard Ave., Seattle; $18-$36 (800-838-3006 or brownpapertickets.com).

CLASSICAL MUSIC

Olympic Music Festival

The OMF wraps up its 31st season with a weekend of programming that gives the violin a real workout: violinist Ray Chen and pianist Julio Elizalde will perform Rondo in B minor by Franz Schubert; Divertimento from “The Fairy’s Kiss” by Stravinsky; selections from Manuel de Falla’s Suite Populaire Espagnole; “Claire de lune” from Suite Bergamasque (arr. Roelons) by Debussy; and Tzigane for Violin and Piano by Ravel. 2 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, Sept. 6-7, 7360 Center Road, Quilcene; $18-$33 (360-732-4800 or olympicmusicfestival.org).

Seattle Composers’ Salon

Learn more about the new music bubbling up around the city at the Wayward Music Series’ informal gatherings, where the audience hears finished works, previews and works in progress and becomes part of the experimentation and discussion. This month’s composers are Paul Gillespie, Jessika Kenney, Jim Knapp and Angelique Poteat, whose work was premiered by Seattle Symphony members at Le Poisson Rouge in May, part of the SSO’s trip to New York for the Spring for Music Festival. 8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 5, Good Shepherd Center, 4649 Sunnyside Ave. N., Seattle; $5-$15 donation at the door (waywardmusic.org).